Kastelorizo Island Public Airport
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Kastelorizo Island Public Airport is an airport on the small island Kastelorizo
, Greece
, part of the Dodekanesos island group. The facility is located more or less on the middle of the Island, about 2.5 km southwest of the city Megisti.
In the beginning of the twentieth century, the island of Kastelorizo was linked by seaplanes to destinations mainly in northeast Africa. The seaplanes used the natural horse-shoe sized harbour of the island.
The current Kastelorizo Airport first began operations in 1986 as a domestic airport. The airport has a rather small terminal of 150 m2 and the apron can accommodate one Dash-8 sized aircraft and 3 light general aviation
aircraft.
The airport is linked to the city by buses (only during the summer period. The Journey takes about 4 minutes. The fare is € 1.50. The taxi fare is about € 3.-.
Annual passenger trhoughput - 10 year history
Kastelorizo
Kastelorizo, , is a Greek island and municipality located in the southeastern Mediterranean. It lies roughly off the south coast of Turkey, about 570 km southeast of Athens and east of Rhodes, almost halfway between Rhodes and Antalya and to Cyprus...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, part of the Dodekanesos island group. The facility is located more or less on the middle of the Island, about 2.5 km southwest of the city Megisti.
In the beginning of the twentieth century, the island of Kastelorizo was linked by seaplanes to destinations mainly in northeast Africa. The seaplanes used the natural horse-shoe sized harbour of the island.
The current Kastelorizo Airport first began operations in 1986 as a domestic airport. The airport has a rather small terminal of 150 m2 and the apron can accommodate one Dash-8 sized aircraft and 3 light general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft.
The airport is linked to the city by buses (only during the summer period. The Journey takes about 4 minutes. The fare is € 1.50. The taxi fare is about € 3.-.
Annual passenger trhoughput - 10 year history
| Year | Flights | Passengers | Passengers change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 394 | 5.298 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 514 | 6.173 | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 520 | 7.939 | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 462 | 8.302 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 470 | 8.243 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 480 | 9.626 | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 494 | 9.564 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 450 | 8.329 | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 450 | 7.490 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 452 | 7.817 | +4.4% |